A superfact on each of the six leading Academy Awards
Will all the leading BAFTA winners triumph again at the Oscars?
The six winners of the key awards at the BAFTAs - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress - are all clear favourites to win again at the Oscars. Will they all complete the double though? Here’s a key statistic for each category:
BEST PICTURE
Contenders:
Slumdog Millionaire, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Milk, The Reader, Frost/Nixon
Superfact:
The BAFTAs Best Film winner has only won at the Oscars in one of the last seven years, which doesn’t bode well for favourite Slumdog Millionaire.
BEST DIRECTOR
Contenders:
Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire), David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Gus Van Sant (Milk), Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon), Stephen Daldry (The Reader)
Superfact:
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Posted: February 20th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment 
